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  • Emily Scragg of the BTO in her natural habitat
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    Project to deepen understanding of gull behaviour around offshore sites

    2016-12-02T16:59:00Z

    During October, Denmark- headquartered offshore wind giant DONG Energy and the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) launched a collaborative initiative to deepen understanding of how the endangered Lesser Black-backed Gull behaves around offshore wind farms.

  • Transocean Winner stranding and ETV provision under the spotlight
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    Transocean Winner stranding and ETV provision under the spotlight

    2016-12-02T16:41:00Z

    The House of Commons Transport Committee has heard oral evidence from five witnesses following the ‘Transocean Winner’ stranding earlier in 2016 including examination of ETV provision in UK waters.

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    UXO project for 6 Alpha Associates

    2016-12-02T12:34:00Z

    6 Alpha Associates is currently managing a comprehensive Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) risk for Beatrice Offshore Wind Limited (BOWL), a project located in the Moray Firth.

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    Ardent to the rescue in Hamburg

    2016-12-02T12:16:00Z

    Salvage service provider Ardent has assisted in extinguishing a fire in a container vessel alongside its berth in Hamburg.

  • The new tugs will join Keppel Smit's fleet in Singapore (Keppel Smit)
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    Two more LNG-fuelled tugs on the way

    2016-12-02T12:15:00Z

    Dutch maritime service provider Royal Boskalis Westminster has signed an order for two dual-fuel harbour tugs to be operated in Singapore by joint venture companies Keppel Smit Towage and Maju Maritime.

  • 'Celal Safi' will operate at Safi Port Turkey (RAL)
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    Deliveries and new offering from Sanmar

    2016-12-02T12:09:00Z

    News from Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar this month includes addition of a new Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) designed Sanmar Exclusive tractor tug to its portfolio and delivery of two RAmparts 2400SX examples to domestic owners.

  • 'Seaways 24' is a significant hybrid delivery from Keppel Simgmarine (RAL)
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    Busy times for Robert Allan Ltd

    2016-12-02T11:58:00Z

    Canadian naval architect Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) is once again demonstrating a global presence with news taking us from the USA to Chile, Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Dubai and Mauritius.

  • Four ASD 3212s are part of the 13 vessel US order for Damen (Damen)
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    Rolls-Royce to supply equipment for 13-vessel Damen order

    2016-12-02T11:51:00Z

    Rolls-Royce is to supply propulsion and deck equipment for a major order awarded by Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) to Damen Shipyards for 13 tugs to service contracts in Texas and Valdez.

  • Ibercisa supplied a double-drum hydraulic escort winch for VB Xaloc (RAL)
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    Zamakona delivers number one of ten to Boluda

    2016-12-02T11:47:00Z

    Spain’s Zamakona Yards has delivered the first of ten new design escort tractor tugs built to exacting and specific requirements, for Boluda Towage and Salvage.

  • Thorax is starting a new career under the ownership of Alfons Hakans (Ostensjo)
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    TOWLINES

    2016-12-02T11:40:00Z

    The fleet of Finnish towing and salvage services provider Alfons Håkans has received a boost following purchase of the 7,200bhp, 85tbp ASD tug ‘Thorax’ from Østensjø Rederi.

  • The plan includes the need for a €250m investment package
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    Strategic plan for Europe’s ocean energy

    2016-12-02T11:01:00Z

    During this year’s Ocean Energy Forum, a new roadmap was released which identifies actions that should be taken to facilitate the emergence of a market for ocean energy in Europe.

  • The Wave Hub test bed set up
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    Cornwall's Wave Hub about to switch on

    2016-12-02T10:18:00Z

    The UK''s first ever wave farm is expected to start supplying electricity to the national grid by 2018, thanks to substantial European funding.

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    Lift expert opens new facility

    2016-12-01T16:38:00Z

    Lifting and marine product specialist Rigmarine has opened its fourth global facility in the rural village of Insch, 30 miles to the northwest of Aberdeen, Scotland.

  • The MacGregor G110 davit is especially designed for the offshore wind market and will be used for launch and recovery of a daughter craft
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    MacGregor davits for offshore wind market

    2016-12-01T15:36:00Z

    MacGregor has won davit orders for two low-emission 81m service operation vessels (SOVs) designed to act as ''mother-ships'' for wind turbine technicians.

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    CWind wins offshore wind farm contract

    2016-11-30T16:17:00Z

    Geosea has appointed CWind to undertake required secondary works at the Galloper Offshore Wind Farm.

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    Speedcast SIGMA Net

    2016-11-30T16:12:00Z

    SpeedCast International Limited an Australia-headquartered global satellite communications and network service provider, has announced the official release of its SIGMA Net service, which it claims is the new standard for shipping and remote site network management designed specifically for VSAT and MSS.

  • John Allen, Chief Commercial Officer, Cox Powertrain
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    Cox CXO300 progress report

    2016-11-30T15:24:00Z

    UK diesel engine innovator, Cox Powertrain, is entering the final development stages of its revolutionary new diesel outboard engine and to mark this progress has previewed the model at the International Workboat Show.

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    New chief for MJP

    2016-11-30T14:47:00Z

    Magnus Sörenson has been appointed the new CEO of Marine Jet Power (MJP) and will take up his position on 1 December 2016.

  • 6 of the 54 turbine foundations at Belgium's  Thornton Bank OWF are concrete gravity bases
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    Gravity base turbine developments

    2016-11-30T12:20:00Z

    Gravity bases used to support wind turbines are not new and there have been a number of installations using these systems. In the main these are based on massive concrete structures that are floated out and then ballasted down onto a prepared sea bed using either sand or concrete as ...

  • Breakwater construction relies upon accurate block positioning (Photo:Poole Harbour Commissioners)
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    Coda Octopus breakwater package

    2016-11-29T16:43:00Z

    UK-headquartered underwater technology company Coda Octopus says its new subsea Marine Breakwater Package is enhancing productivity, safety and quality control aspects of breakwater construction while increasing operations to 24/7.